Ring, brooch pin, bracelet, and the like



June 1935' v A. BLESMEISTER 2,003,376

' RING, BROOCH PIN, BRACELET, AND THE LIKE Filed June 9, 1955 ANTHON B.LES/7157.5 TER INVENTOR BYY ATTORNEY Patented June 4, 1935 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Anthony B. Lesmeistcr, Portland, Oreg.

Application June 9, 1933, Serial No. 675,057

lclaim.

This invention relates to improvements in jewelry and more especially tofinger rings, brooch pins, bracelets, ear rings and the like, and hasfor its principal object to provide articles of this character whereinminiature photographs may be applied to the articles and renderedwaterproof and durable over long periods of time.

Another object of the invention is the provision of articles of thischaracter which are made entirely of celluloid and in some instances,laminated celluloid in the fabrication of the finished articles.

These and other objects will appear as my invention is more fullyhereinafter described in the following specification, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, and finally pointed out in the appended claim..

In the drawing Figure 1 is an edgewise view of my new and improved typeof finger ring, showing a miniature photograph applied thereto by meansof my new and improved method.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional side elevation of Figure 2 taken on the line 3-3of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing:

Reference numeral 1 indicates generally a flnger ring of any preferredmaterial or design having a usual ring portion 2 and an enlarged portion3.

The enlarged portion is flattened as at 4 to receive a panel 5 which iscemented or otherwise fastened to the ring. The panel 5 is likewiseflattened as at 6 to receive a convex portion 1 which is also cementedor otherwise fastened to the panel 5. I provide a plurality oflaminations or panels to add to the attractiveness of the ring byproviding panels of contrasting colors. In other words, the ring maybeof one color and the panel 5 of a contrasting color, and the panel I ofa color in contrast to the other two.

In one form of the invention I form the rings,

and panels of celluloid but it is to be understood, of course, that anymaterial may be used in the formation of the rings and panels, such, forinstance, as ivory, bone, or the like. Furthermore, it is to beunderstood that my invention may be applied to metallic rings andmetallic jewelry of all kinds by merely providing a flat surface towhich the panels, as aforesaid may be applied.

To theouter convex surface of the panel I, I apply a miniaturephotograph 8 by the use of 10 transparent cement, glue, or the like tosecurely hold the photograph in position on the convex panel. When theglue has sufficiently dried, I apply a coating of transparent glue orcellophane or any other suitable water-proof cement as indicated at 9.Then the entire assembly is polished so that all of the adjacent edges-of the panels and of the cellophane or glue are smoothed and polishedinto an attractive ornament.

Although I have shown and described a ring as one form of the invention,it is obvious that the invention may be readily applied to not onlyrings but brooch pins, bracelets, ear rings, and the like, and Itherefore do not wish to be limited 'to applying the invention to merelyone type'of Jewelry.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I amaware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves toothers skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention. Having thus described the invention, what I claim as newand desire to protect by Letters Patent, is:-

An ornamental finger ring comprising a ring having an enlarged andflattened portion on its periphery, a plurality of panels of contrastingcolors mounted upon said flattened portion and arranged one above theother, a photograph mounted upon the outermost one of said panels, and atransparent preservative covering applied to said photograph and to saidoutermost panel.

ANTHONY B. IESMEISTER.

